Combination-tool.



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J. H. GARNER.

COMBINATION TUUL.

Application filed Nov 24, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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J. H. GARNER. COMBINATION TOOL.

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JOHN H. GARNER, OF KINGWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA.

COMBINATION-TOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 643,120, dated February 13, 1900.

Application filed November 24, 1899. Serial No. 738,192. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, JOHN H. GARNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kingwood, in the county of Preston and State of West Virginia, have invented a new and useful Combination-Tool, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in combination-tools.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of combination-tools and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and etficient one adapted to be readily arranged as a brace and a wrench and capable of operating on both pipes and rods and nuts.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is an elevation of a combination-too1 constructed in accordance with this invention and arranged to form a brace. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same, thebrace arm being broken away. Fig. 3 is a perspective view, the parts being arranged to form a wrench. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the same, partly in section. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the removable socket. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view showing the parts arranged to form a nail-extractor. Fig. 7 is a detail view of the removable bearing-block.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawlngs.

1 designates a wrench stock or shank provided at its outer end with a stationary jaw 2 and having an adjustable jaw 3 slidingly mounted on it and cooperating with the stationary jaw. These jaws are adapted to engage either pipes or nuts and also to form a socket for various kindsof bits when the combination-tool is employed as a brace, as hereinafter described. The outer portions of the engaging faces of the jaws 2 and 3 are smooth and provided with tapering angular grooves 4, adapted to receive the shank of a bit or other tool, as will be readily understood. The inner portion of the engaging face of the stationary jaw is provided with corrugations or teeth 5, and the inner portion of the adj ustable jaw is slightly depressed or concaved to provide a pipe or rod receiving portion 6.

The sliding jaw 3, which has an opening for the reception of the stock or shank 1, is provided with a threaded socket 7, which is engaged by an adj listing-screw 8, adapted to and outward.

tion which intersects the opening 13.

be rotated to move the sliding jaw inward The adj Listing-screw 8, which is provided with an enlarged milled portion or grip 9, has an inner smooth portion 10, which is arranged in a socket l 1 of a detachable bearing-block 12. The bearing-block 12, which is substantially rectangular, is provided with an opening 13 to receive the stock or shank 1, and it issecured to the same by a clamping-screw 14, mounted in a threaded perfora- The bearing-block 12 is provided with a rearwardly-extending shank or stem 15, arranged at right angles to the stock 1 of the wrench and forming an arm for the same and adapted to fit in a socket 16 of a handle or grip 17. The socket-piece 16 consists of arectangular head and a short sleeve 17 provided with a rectangular bore to fit the shank or stem 15 and having exterior screw-threads adapted to engage an interiorly-threaded end 18 of a sleeve 19, upon which the handle or grip 17 is mounted; but instead of constructing the short sleeve round and threading the exterior of the same it may be made square in crosssection. When the short sleeve is made rectangular in cross-section,the adjacent end of the sleeve 19 will be provided with a corresponding bore. The socket-piece 16 is arranged on the inner portion of the stock 1, as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the accompanying drawings, when the parts are arranged to form a wrench, and'it is secured on the same by a clamping-screw 20, mounted in a threaded perforation of a head 21 of the sleeve 19 and adapted to engage a perforation 22 of the socket-piece and extend through the same to the stock 1 or the shank or stem 15.

The handle or grip 17, which is adapted to rotate on the sleeve 19, forms a rotary grip, when the parts are arranged as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings, to form a brace, and it also serves as a wrenchhandle when the parts are arranged as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The end 22 of the sleeve 19 has a rectangular bore or opening and is adapted to receive an inner tapered portion 23 of a brace-arm 2 1 when the sleeve 19 and the socket-piece 16 are mounted on the shank or stem 15 of the bearing-block 12 and are arranged at right angles to the wrench-stock 1. The brace-arm 24: consists of a central connecting portion and inner and outer portion's arranged at right angles to the central connecting portion, the outer portion carrying a swiveled breast-plate 25. The inner portion 23, which is tapered or wedge-shaped to fit tightly in the socket of the sleeve 19, is provided with a pointed end 26 to form a screw-driver, and the brace-arm 24 is adapted to be used as such when it is detached from the sleeve 19.

The head 21 of the sleeve 19 is provided at one end with a claw 27, and it is adapted to be arranged at right angles to the head of the socket-piece 16 when the same is detached, as illustrated in Fig. 6 of the accompanying drawings, to form a nail-extractor. The head of the socket-piece 16 forms a fulcrum and enables a nail or a similar fastening device to be readily extracted, and the handle or grip 17 is adapted to remain on the sleeve 19 when the parts are used as a claw-tool. The screw 20, which is arranged at one side of the head 21 of the sleeve 19, is adapted to engage the socket-piece to lock the parts rigidly together when they are arranged to form a claw-tool. The other or rear end of the head 21 is provided with a flat edge and is adapted to form a hammer, and the head of the socket piece may be arranged parallel with the head of the sleeve to provide a hammerhead of greater weight.

When the short sleeve 17 is round, it may be readily rotated to arrange its head at right angles to the claw, as illustrated in Fig. 6 of the accompanying drawings; but when it is made polygonal it will be necessary to remove it from and replace it in the sleeve 19 to arrange the parts to form a claw-tool.

The head of the socket-piece and the head of the sleeve 19 are provided with flat inner contiguous faces and are adapted to form jaws to provide a wrench that is adapted to be used when the parts are separated to form a vise and a wrench. The stationary jaw 2, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, and 4 of the accompanying drawings, is extended rearward beyond the shank or stop 1 and is adapted to be placed in a hole or socket of a bench or other suitable support. The jaws 2 and 3 then form an efficient vise, and the jaws formed by the said heads of the socket-piece and the sleeve 19 may be used as a wrench for operating on an object held in a vise.

It will be seen that the combination-tool is simple and comparatively inexpensive in construction, that it is adapted for a variety of uses, and that it may be readily arranged to form a brace, a Wrench, a claw-tool, a hammer, and a screw-driver.

Changes in the form, proportion, size, and the minor details of construction within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

What is claimed is- 1. A combination-tool comprising a shank or stock provided at its outer end with a stationary jaw, a sliding jaw mounted on the shank or stock, an adjusting-screw engaging the movable jaw, a detachable bearing-block secured to the shank or stock and supporting the inner end of the adjusting-screw, and provided with a stem extending rearward from the shank or stock at right angles thereto, a socket piece adapted to engage either the stem or the shank or stock, a sleeve carrying a handle or grip and having one end secured to the socket-piece,and a brace-arm connected with the otheren d of the sleeve, substantially as described.

2. Acombination-tool comprisingawrenchstock provided with a stationary jaw, a sliding jaw, a screw engaging the sliding jaw, a removable bearing-block detachably secured to the wrench-stock and supporting the inner end of the screw, said bearing-block being provided with a rearwardly-extending stem arranged at right angles to the wrench-stock, and a handle or grip provided with a socketpiece adapted to engage either the wrenchstock or the stem, substantially as described.

3. A combination-tool comprising a wrenchstock, stationary and movable jaws, an adjusting-screw connected with the movable jaw, a bearing-block supporting the adjusting-screw and having a stem arranged at right angles to the wrench-stock, a socket-piece adapted to be arranged on either the stem or the stock and provided with exterior screwthreads, a sleeve having one end threaded to receive the socket-piece and provided at its other end with a polygonal bore, and a bracearm engaging the bore, substantially as described.

4. In a combination-tool,the combination of a wrench-stock,a bearing-block provided with a stem arranged at right angles to the stock, a socket-piece adapted to engage either the stem or the stock and having exterior screwthreads, and an interiorly-threaded sleeve engaging thesocket-piece at one end and provided at its other end with a polygonal bore adapted to receive a brace-arm, substantially as described.

5. A combination-tool comprisinga wrenchstock, stationary and movable jaws, a stem arranged at right angles to the stock, a socketpiece adapted to fit on either the stem or the stock, and a sleeve provided with a head and connected with the socket piece, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. GARNER.

Witnesses:

JOHN 1-1. BROWN, W. F. MANEAR. 

